Judge stops Painted Post water sale to Pa. drilling sites

Excess water would have gone to Pa. drilling sites

5:34 PM,
Mar. 26, 2013

Written by

G. Jeffrey Aaron

A state Supreme Court judge has voided the Village of Painted Post's agreement to sell bulk water for natural gas drilling and the lease that allowed the construction of a transfer station to load and ship the water to Pennsylvania drilling sites.

Judge Kenneth Fisher ruled Monday that the village improperly classified the water agreement as an action that didn't require an environmental impact review. The deal would have allowed the sale of 1 million gallons of water a day and could have brought in about $2.6 million annually.

In addition to agreeing to sell the water, the village also leased ...